by Chris | Feb 25, 2020 | Alcohol & Drug Addiction, Other Addictions, Psychology & Therapy, The Twelve Steps
Attachment, as we have seen in previous articles (Part One and Part Two), is central to addiction, recovery, and spiritual growth. But what is it? Where does it come from? How does it get so compromised that we turn to substance abuse and other compulsive behaviors to...
by Chris | Dec 10, 2019 | Alcohol & Drug Addiction, Other Addictions, Psychology & Therapy, The Twelve Steps
I’ve confronted addiction from several directions in my life: as a therapist treating people in recovery, as a codependent in an alcoholic family, and as a Catholic man trying to discern God’s will and action in the midst of the fear, rage, and despair that addiction...
by Chris | Oct 15, 2019 | Alcohol & Drug Addiction, Prayer & Scripture Reflections, Psychology & Therapy, The Twelve Steps
When I started recovery, the stories that people told me about both their addictions and the families they came from fascinated me. As a man named “Dan” once said, “My family put the fun in dys-FUN-ction.” Over and over again at 12-step meetings, I have heard people...
by Chris | Jul 9, 2019 | Alcohol & Drug Addiction, Psychology & Therapy, The Twelve Steps
Michael Murphy, Ed.D., writes as a Catholic psychologist with more than three decades of experience combining clinical psychology and the Catholic faith. He writes regularly for CIR on topics related to addiction recovery, mental health, and Catholicism. As we witness...
